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End the war and blockade in Yemen imposed by the Saudi-led coalition which the U.S. is refueling. Urge your Representative to co-sponsor the Khanna-Massie resolution. Urge your Rep. to take action!
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I) Actions and Featured Articles Romney-Ryan "Ploughshares to Swords" Budget Would Cost America At Least 530,000 JobsIf we could only make the Ryan plan stick to the principle of at least one dollar in military cuts for every dollar in domestic cuts, that would reduce the job loss of the Ryan plan by at least 12.9% - saving 530,000 jobs. That's on the scale of the jobs at stake in last year's fight over continuing the stimulus. http://truth-out.org/news/item/11099-romney-ryan-ploughshares-to-swords-budget-would-cost-america-at-least-530000-jobs *Action: Urge the NYT to Investigate Four Questions on the WikiLeaks Case

Just Foreign Policy News, August 23, 2012 Romney-Ryan "Ploughshares to Swords" Budget Would Cost Half a Million Jobs

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I) Actions and Featured Articles Romney-Ryan "Ploughshares to Swords" Budget Would Cost America At Least 530,000 JobsIf we could only make the Ryan plan stick to the principle of at least one dollar in military cuts for every dollar in domestic cuts, that would reduce the job loss of the Ryan plan by at least 12.9% - saving 530,000 jobs. That's on the scale of the jobs at stake in last year's fight over continuing the stimulus. http://truth-out.org/news/item/11099-romney-ryan-ploughshares-to-swords-budget-would-cost-america-at-least-530000-jobs *Action: Urge the NYT to Investigate Four Questions on the WikiLeaks Case

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I) Actions and Featured Articles *Action: Urge the NYT to Investigate Four Questions on the WikiLeaks CaseFour questions are crucial to judging official claims that there is no connection between the British-Swedish legal pursuit of Julian Assange and the threat of U.S. prosecution of WikiLeaks: why won't Sweden question Assange in the U.K.? why won't Sweden say it won't extradite Assange to the U.S.? why won't the U.K. say it will oppose a U.S. extradition request? why won't the U.S. say it won't seek Assange's extradition from Sweden?http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/act/four-questions

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I) Actions and Featured Articles Press Release: Just Foreign Policy Issues $14,500 Reward for Wikileaks to Publish Trans Pacific Partnership Negotiating TextAs of noon Eastern Time on Monday, August 20, the reward stood at $14,543, based on 344 pledges, of which the median pledge was $25.http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/node/1285 *Action: Help #WikiLeaks Liberate the Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiating Text On September 6, negotiators will go to Leesburg, Virginia, for the latest round of secretive talks on the "Trans-Pacific Partnership" agreement. This proposed agreement threatens access to essential medicines in developing countries, threatens environmental regulations, and threatens internet freedom. Even Members of Congress and their staff have been blocked from seeing the draft text, while corporate representatives have been allowed to see it.

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I) Actions and Featured Articles Coming to the TPP summit? You need to register!If you think you might go to any of the upcoming Trans-Pacific Partnership summit (aka "intergalactic NAFTA") in Leesburg, Virginia, from September 6th to 15th, you should register as a "stakeholder." Unless you're registered as a stakeholder, you won't be able to do or say boo. The registration deadline is COB Wednesday. Even if you're not sure you'll go, register anyway. It's free and takes about 17 seconds. It's like registering to vote. If you want to have a say, you have to tell someone in advance. The registration form, and information on citizen participation events, can be found here (item #4 below):http://www.citizenstrade.org/ctc/blog/2012/08/08/register-to-help-drag/ *Action: Arming human rights abusers in Bahrain? There oughta be a law!

Just Foreign Policy News, August 10, 2012 US: still don't think Iran's making a-bomb; Aussies doubt US fairness for Assange

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I) Actions and Featured Articles *Action: Arming human rights abusers in Bahrain? There oughta be a law!Under current U.S. law as interpreted by the Obama Administration, the U.S. can arm a brutal dictatorship if it can be argued that the particular weapons won't be used for human rights abuses and the units being armed don't have a history of documented human rights abuse. Rep. Grijalva's bill would change that, and raise the bar for arming rights abusers. Urge your Rep. to support the Grijalva bill. http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/act/hr5749

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I) Actions and Featured Articles *Action: UK: Don't Allow US Extradition of AssangeUnder extradition law, Sweden couldn't extradite Julian Assange to the United States without the permission of the UK government. Urge UK Home Secretary Theresa May to publicly state that she would not permit the extradition of Julian Assange from Sweden to the United States. http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/act/uk-dont-allow-us-extradition-assange *Action: JFP at Avaaz: Boot Rep. Bachmann from House Intelligence Committee!

Just Foreign Policy News, August 3, 2012 USA Today calls for military cuts on scale of sequester; JFP @ Avaaz

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I) Actions and Featured Articles *Action: UK: Don't Allow US Extradition of AssangeUnder extradition law, Sweden couldn't extradite Julian Assange to the United States without the permission of the UK government. Urge UK Home Secretary Theresa May to publicly state that she would not permit the extradition of Julian Assange from Sweden to the United States. http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/act/uk-dont-allow-us-extradition-assange *Action: JFP at Avaaz: Boot Rep. Bachmann from House Intelligence Committee!

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I) Actions and Featured Articles Former U.S. officials call for Bachmann to be replaced on Intelligence CommitteeBy promoting anti-Muslim conspiracy theories, Rep. Michele Bachmann is undermining U.S. policy in the Middle East. That's why former U.S. officials are calling for her removal from the House Intelligence Committee.http://truth-out.org/news/item/10653-former-us-officials-call-for-bachmann-to-be-replaced-on-intelligence-committee Daily Kos poll: "I'd like my Representative to advocate for Michele Bachmann's removal from the House Intelligence Committee."Agree 99% 441 votes Disagree 0% 3 votes